Ceiling attachment.



H. LEIK.

0121mm} ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APRJS, 1912.

1,044,063.v Patented Nov. 12, 1912;

A? l a WITNESSES: I/WEN 70R 2O plastering of a room.

UNITED STATES "PATENT oFFIoE.

HENRY LEIK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

CEILING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13,

T 0 all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, .l-lnxnr LEIK. a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of ashing ton, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ceiling .-\ttaclnucnts,of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in accessories to electric-lightchandeliers; and its object is the provision of means whereby thechandeliers are enabled to be more durably and rigidly secured to theceiling frame of a room. Y The practice, hitherto, has been to secure achandelier of this type against the ceiling plaster through the agencyof screws which extend through the plaster into a bridge or piece ofwood which is introduced between the ceiling joists prior to the lathingand Under such conditiors the laths usuallyextend across said bridge andbeing juxtaposed therewith, the mortancannot be forced through theinterstices between the laths to-lock over the inner edges of the latterand consequently 'the plaster below the bridge is less securely held and1s more liable to be broken when a chandelier is secured thereto, orsubsequently, should any vibratory motion occur to the chandelier. 1

To overcome the above mentioned obj ctions, I have devised a meanswhereby the plaster about the place where a light fixture is to be hungis rendered more secure and allowing the fixture to be fastened directlyto the referred to bridge instead of against an interposed body ofplaster. To which ends the invention consists in providing aframeadapted to be secured to the wood structure of a ceiling to serveas an abutment against which the plastering is laid and exposing.intefiorly the wood to which the light fixture is to be connected.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which aFigure 1 is an underside plan view; and Fig. 2 shows the same invertical transverse section applied to a ceiling, together with aportion of a chandelier.

The reference numeral 5 designates a bridge of wood rigidly secured toand extending between ceiling joists 'i, and is provided with a hole orholes 7 through which extend electric light wires 8. Secured to I saidjoists and the bridge are laths 9 which, in this instance, terminate. ata distance from said holes to provide a space between the laths for theframe 10 which constitutes the present invention. As illustrated, saidframe consists of an annular plate and having a conoidal shape invertical. section so as to provide a flaring wall having its greatervided with apertured ears 11 to accommothe bridge 5 as indicated in Fig. 2. The depth of the frame is desirably equal to'the combinedthickness of the laths and plaster 'and. consequently, when the plaster13 is applied the underside of the latter will be in a plane with theunderside of the frame, and the frame may accordingly be utilized forgaging the plaster. By reason of the -:t 'ame being constructed withflaring shape it serves to support the plaster which abuts thereagainst.

14 represents the chandelier to which is secured the pendent tric lightfixtures. Said hanger member is provided with branches 14 which aresecured against the underside of the bridge 5 .by means of S(.1'0\ sextending through holes ltiprovided in said branches.

17 represents an ornamental attachment for the member 15 as commonlyemployed with chandeliers to improve their appearance and likewise tocover the connections between the same and the ceiling. y

18 indicates the light wires extending through the chandelier member 15and are connected with the ends of the aforesaid wires 8.

The frame 10 is utilized by securing it directly to the bridge 5 byscrews, as explained. The lathing and plastering are then applied,facing the latter, or at least the scratch coat thereof, to be flushwith the under edge of the fran'ie.

The chandelier is then secured directly to said bridge and not. againstthe plaster, as heretofore. I

What, I claim, is

A device of the class described comprising an annular plate of atruncated conoidal form which is open at the top and bottom and adaptedto be secured to the frame work of a ceiling and arranged to contactdiameter at its bottom. Said frame is prodate screws, as 12, whereby itis secured to hanger member of a.

tubular member 15, as custtnnary with elecand furnish a support for theplastering therdff'fifid provide 'an openiifg"ifi""th plaster whereb afixture may be secured to said framewor said plate having a, depth equalto the thickness of the laths and plaster of the ceiling, three radialinwardlyprojeoting perforated ears carried by said plate; and hold-fastdevices pro eoting Signed at April, 1912 Witnesses PIERRE BARNES,

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe 'Washmgton, D. 0.

through the perforations of said plate and extending into saidframe-work.

Seattle Wash, this 4th day of HENRY LEIK;

HORACE BARNES.

Sommissioner of Patents,

